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lady-of-the-night

lady-of-the-night

9.9
A bush with pale, sweet-smelling flowers that open at night
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : flor de la noche
  • At dusk, the lady-of-the-night opened its pale flowers, attracting moths and other pollinators.

Examples

  • He planted a lady-of-the-night beside the porch to enjoy its nocturnal blooms.

  • The garden was filled with the sweet scent of lady-of-the-night in the evening air.

  • The lady-of-the-night blooms beautifully in my garden.

  • I love the scent of the lady-of-the-night flowers.

  • At dusk, the lady-of-the-night opened its pale flowers, attracting moths and other pollinators.

  • He planted a lady-of-the-night beside the porch to enjoy its nocturnal blooms.

  • The garden was filled with the sweet scent of lady-of-the-night in the evening air.

Synonyms

Brunfelsia americana
vslady-of-the-night
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical bush with strong, sweet-smelling yellow-white flowers that open at night

emphasizes that it often blooms at night

Surface Forms

lady-of-the-night singular
lady-of-the-nights plural

Etymology

Lady-of-the-night comes from the English words lady and night. People named this West Indian shrub that way because its sweet, showy flowers open and fill the air in the evening, so the name reminds us the plant 'blooms at night'.